一呼百諾
yī​hū​bǎi​nuò

to have hundreds at one's beck and call

  • created sense approved 一呼百诺/一呼百諾 · yī​hū​bǎi​nuò · to have hundreds at one's beck and call — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一呼百诺 / 一呼百諾

    yī​hū​bǎi​nuò

    to have hundreds at one's beck and call

    (idiom) one command brings a hundred responses; used to describe a person of great power and influence who is surrounded by many attendants or followers

    yì​hū​bǎi​nuò

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 呼 (literal) → 呼 · hū · to call 百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · hundred 诺 (literal) → 诺/諾 · nuò · [agreement]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense